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Unit of Study NURS5012 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    Yes

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time. Students who enrol in this unit in Term 2 will undertake placement hours during Term 3. This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Introduces students to the relationship between the scientific functions of the human body, systematic nursing assessment, and medication administration. Students are provided with the knowledge and practical skills to systematically collect and analyse data across the lifespan in order to make safe clinical decisions. Through practice in nursing laboratory sessions and interactive online activities, students will problem solve, conduct systems-based nursing assessments, critically analyse data and administer medications using evidence-based methods.

Unit content

  1. Introduction to health assessment
  2. Breathing and circulation
  3. Disability and exposure
  4. Fluid and glucose
  5. Introduction to the deteriorating patient and aspects of mental health
  6. Intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorder. Preparation for clinical assessment and placement requirements

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term2
Term2
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2
Lismore
Term2,3
Term2,3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply principles of safe medication practice including numeracy competency

critically discuss the principles of developing therapeutic relationships and interview techniques related to clinical practice, cognisant of cultural sensitivity and awareness

demonstrate a range of physical, psychosocial and cognitive assessment skills to inform nursing interventions

analyse physiological changes as they relate to nursing assessments

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